Tintinnabulation (or why I meditate)

Or "what is art."

"Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers -- in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning. The complex and many-faceted only confuses me, and I must search for unity. What is it, this one thing, and how do I find my way to it? Traces of this perfect thing appear in many guises -- and everything that is unimportant falls away." Arvo Part, http://www.arvopart.org/tintinnabulation.html



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Rambling Man, Laura Marling

This music reminds me of a home I've never been to. Laura Marling from the UK. (Thanks to The Watercats for bringing this to my attention.)

A live performance from a while ago:


The official video (tells a mysterious story):